Treasure Chest of Memories
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11 Easy DIY Memory Crafts
DIY memory crafts make a great way to convert family memorabilia into art or practical objects. It's a great way to get heirlooms out of boxes and into our living spaces, where they can serve as conversation starters. They also make meaningful gifts for loved ones....
How to Publish your Memories and Stories
After the hard work of writing, how do you publish your memories and stories? There are lots of options. Here’s a quick run-down on some of the most popular ones. Simply Print and Share Word and other editing software are basically desktop publishing systems. Once...
Creating a Witness to History: How One Photographer Made a Heirloom Shot
Photographer Heather Kazmierczak composed a photographic portrait that would serve as her family’s witness to history: the COVID-19 pandemic. Though not all of us have the skills to mimic her methodology, her creative process can help us think of ways we can...
Tips for Scrapbooking your Pandemic Experience
If you’re not a writer, you might prefer to document recent events by scrapbooking about your pandemic experience. Last month we looked at Why You Should Start a COVID-19 Journal and What to Include. This month we’ll look at how you can accomplish this through...
Vivid-Pix RESTORE Software Product Review
What's all the buzz about Vivid-Pix Restore? Watching the steady stream of traffic lined up at Vivid-Pix’s RootsTech 2020 booth and hearing the endorsements of genealogists I respect, I decided to explore their restoration software for myself. Full disclosure,...
Why You Should Start a Covid-19 Journal and What to Include
Have you started a Covid-19 journal or accumulating your quarantine memories? Here are some reasons you should as well as what you might include. Historians Will Look Back at this Pandemic Have you noticed how many times the word “unprecedented” has been used in the...
How Legal Context Prevents Misunderstood Family Stories: An Interview with Judy Russell
Legal context is critical to understanding the stories of the past. Without it, readers unaware of the legalities of an earlier time period could easily draw incorrect conclusions about family members’ and ancestors’ actions. That means that including and explaining...
6 Ways to Highlight the Women in your Family Tree When Facts are Few
With a dearth of records about female ancestors, it can be difficult to ferret out stories that highlight the women in your family tree. As Lisa A. Alzo points out in her article Strategies for Finding Female Ancestors for FamilyTree Magazine: Prior to the 20th...
The Story of Me: Reflections on RootsTech 2020 (SLC)
As the vibrant purple curtains of the Main Stage close, I reflect on how the 10th anniversary theme “The Story of Me” has influenced how I think of my own story. The story of me is a compilation of my individual experiences. The Story of Me My story is fully,...
Rootstech 2020 Day 1 Re-Cap
Retrospective and Looking Forward In the ten-year anniversary, FamilySearch is rewarding those of us that attending year-after-year can remember the awesome keynote speakers we've enjoyed. However, even more hoopla accompanied the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. That's right....
Why you Should Write about Both Good AND Bad Sides of Ancestors in your Family Stories
You know who doesn’t strive for perfection? Fiction authors. They know that compelling characters have both good and bad characteristics. Should family historians write about both good and bad sides of ancestors in family stories? Let's look at the question from a...
Last-Minute Tips for RootsTech 2020
Here are some last-minute tips to help you can enjoy RootsTech 2020 to the max, whether you’re at #rootstech in person or #notatrootstech, enjoying the conference from afar. RootsTech 2020 is almost here, y’all! Next week, the lucky amongst us will wake up to the...
The Best Timeline Programs for Writing and Family Storytelling
Timelines are visualization tools which can stimulate creatively and help you make your stories both more compelling and more accurate. Unfortunately, of the gazillion of timeline programs on the market, the vast majority are for project management. They're not meant...
4 Reasons Storytellers Will Love RootsTech 2020
Why should family history writers attend Rootstech 2020. There are four big reasons storytellers will love Rootstech 2020. Each year, I try to point out things of special interest to storytellers at RootsTech. This year, there's a lot, regardless of your family...
Mindmapping Software for Writing and Family Storytelling
OI'm a big fan of mindmapping for research and writing, but I was having a hard time finding an app which worked well for family history and writing. That quest resulted in an in-depth comparison of mindmapping software. If you're not familiar with them, mind maps...
Editing Software Comparison: Grammarly vs ProWritingAid vs Ginger vs Hemmingway
As helpful as spell- and grammar-checks are, writers need more. This editing software comparison seeks to determine if the premium platforms of Grammarly, ProWritingAid, Ginger, or Hemmingway Editor help writers improve their craft. And if they’re worth the expense....
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We all have stories to share with our children and grandchildren. Whether it’s a proud moment, memories of grandparents, or a lesson you’ve learned, Memories of Me: A Complete Guide to Telling and Sharing the Stories of Your Life helps you put the episodes of your past onto paper and share them with loved ones.
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